Learning Communities

Learning communities are a university-wide 
initiative that provide new students with an opportunity to connect with peers who have similar academic goals. Advantages include seeing familiar faces in classes, making a smooth transition from high school to college by developing academic and social networks, developing links between in-class and out-of-class learning opportunities, communicating with instructors, and reducing scheduling conflicts by registering for a block of classes.

Students are offered the opportunity to join learning communities during freshman summer orientation. Learning community students take specific courses together, work with mentors (including faculty, staff and students), create their own study groups and, in some cases, live on the same residence hall floor. Students are encouraged to make their requests for learning communities early because space is limited. For information on ISU learning community opportunities, see www.iastate.edu/~learncomunity/